Add the assignment instructions, using the Brightspace HTML editor. Add text, attach assignment resources, videos, gifs and other media files.

Select the “Insert Stuff” icon or the link icon to reuse or upload new resources to the assignment.

See HTML Editor for more details.

Assignment Grade

When instructors add a Grade to the assignment, they can alter it's gradebook settings too.

Select Grade out of Out Of to assign a grade value and to review grading options.

Grading Options

• Edit or Link to Existing means this assessment counts towards final grade and should be linked to the gradebook. For more information on gradebook linking please visit this link:

• Not in Gradebook means this assessment does not count towards final course grade

• Reset to Ungraded reverts the assessment to an ungraded item

Availability Dates & Conditions

• Set Start Date & End Date

  • Start Date: Earliest students can see an assignment.

  • End Date: Last day students can see an assignment.

• Enable and Add additional Release Conditions

  • Restricts access to assignment until X criterion is met.

• Add parameters for Special Access

  • Useful for all student accommodations, and special projects (i.e. Thesis projects etc.).

  • Select Manage Special Access to add accommodations. See Assignment Accommodations for more details.

• Determine the Assignment Type

  • Individual Assignment students submit on behalf of themselves

  • Group Assignment students submit on behalf of a group.

    • Create group in the Groups and Sections tool in Course Information.

• Add or Associate an existing Assignment Category

  • This is an organizational feature to tailor the view of the assignment’s tool it does not impact grading or the final grade.

• Set the Submission Type

  • Submission types allowed are:

    • File submission- Students must submit a file attachment, PDFs, Word,

    • Text submission- Students submit in text responses, or attach video via the insert stuff option.

    • On paper submission- Student submits hardcopy of their work in person. No submission on line. Grades distributed online.

    • Observed in person- Student presents work in person. No submission on line. Grades Distributed online.

• Determine the max Files Allowed Per Submission

  • Unlimited - students can resubmit unlimited times until the end date.

  • One file means the students can only submit once before the end date.

• Outline the Allowable File Extensions

  • Students must upload specific file attachment.

    • Options include: PDF, Annotatable files, Files that can be previewed without conversion, Images and Videos, Custom File Types, Compatible with Turnitin

• Set the parameters for Submissions attempts

  • All Submissions are kept - Student can submit multiple files and Instructor can review all attempts in students submission file.

  • Only one Submission allowed - Student can only submit one attachment

  • Only the most recent submission is kept - Student can submit multiple attachments, Instructor can only review the latest submission attempt

• Add a Notification Email for completed submissions

• Attach existing Rubrics or create new Rubrics

  • Select Add Rubric to attach exiting rubric or to create a new rubric

• Attach existing or create new Learning Objectives

  • Select 'Manage Learning Objectives' to attach existing learning objective to the assessment

• Enable or Disable Annotation Tools

  • This feature allows Instructors to provide in-context feedback.

  • See Annotation Tools for more information

• Enable or Disable Anonymous Marking

• Enable and manage Turnitin Integration

  • Select Manage Turnitin to outline Turnitin similarity checking rules.